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Economic theory and social change : problems and revisions / Hasse Ekstedt and Angelo Fusari.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ekstedt, Hasse, author.
- Series:
- Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 131.
- Routledge frontiers of political economy Economic theory and social change
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics.
- Social change.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a discourse on modelling Man in a social context. Its focus is on economic main-stream theory in its capacity to handle basic problems such as uncertainty, social dynamics and ethics. The point of departure is a systematic critique of the specific methodology of economics and its axiomatic structure. The ultimate aim is to develop an economic theory for a socially sustainable society. Economic Theory and Social Change analyses the foundation of economic market theory in relation to its social implications. On rejecting the axiomatic structure of the marke
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The method of social theory: Suggestions for a shared basic view; 2 Homo Œconomicus versus Homo Politicus; 3 The axiological-normative question in economics and social sciences: Objective and subjective values; 4 On time and ethics; 5 Innovation, uncertainty, entrepreneurship: Modelling the dynamic process of the economy - discussion and formalization; 6 From invisible hand to perpetuum mobile: The problem of economic growth; 7 Uncertainty, money and labour demand
- 8 Towards a non-capitalist market system: Spontaneous order and organizationAppendix; Notes; Bibliography; Subject index; Name index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-94881-3
- 1-136-94882-1
- 1-282-65621-X
- 9786612656217
- 0-203-84850-0
- 9780203848500
- OCLC:
- 646788137
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